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It's official...we are beach bums! I have to say, one of the greatest thing about summer is the nice weather and the opportunities to get to the beach and enjoy the sand and the water! Yesterday, we were able to head to the beach and meet some friends for a picnic and playdate. It was so much fun! Let me just say that … Continue Reading...
So my little Noah just loves monkeys. He has a Curious George stuffed monkey that he received from his Aunt Annie when he was about a year old. He loves this George so much so that he takes him everywhere. In the car, in the bed, outside as a sidekick to his down-the-slide-backwards antics, he even has Penny hold onto … Continue Reading...
One of our friends, Diana, just had herself a little munchkin and I thought I would make her some things for the new babe. Little Vincent is now the proud owner of a carseat blankie perfect for those midwest winters, some burp cloths so he doesn't mess up his momma's clothes after he eats, and a giraffe stuffed taggie which … Continue Reading...
Today, I decided to try my hand at making chocolate peanut butter cups, otherwise known as the Reese's peanut butter cup. I have been wanting to make these for so long but could never find a recipe that looked good enough...until now! I found this recipe hereand decided to give it a whirl since it read to be almost too … Continue Reading...
Here are some pictures of my newest sewing creations! While surfing the wonderful worldwide web I found some super cute ballet slippers and I just had to make them. I found lots of different styles with lots of cute features and basically decided to take what I liked from all of them and come up with my own. It took some … Continue Reading...
Ok, so my day ran away from me yesterday and I forgot to post the art project for the day...so without much ado, here it is! Noah and Penny's newest project was to make some little tie-dye bags that they can use for going to the library and then a t-shirt for Noah since the smallest size they had at Michaels was a 4-6T, … Continue Reading...
This morning we took the littles to visit the Little Village Play Place in Arlington Heights. It is a really nice set up for parents. There are lots of different themed rooms the kids can pretend play inside all while mommas and dads can have a cup of coffee or do some wireless web surfing from their laptop. Noah and … Continue Reading...
So, I finally put the finishing touches on my bird mobile last night. It is so freakin' cute! The pattern is from Spool, what a cool idea, gotta give the designer a shout out, it is just so awesome! The hardest part for me was getting it balanced just right. This was the last step, I actually finished the mobile over a week … Continue Reading...
...Chocolate that is! I have found the ultimate chocolate bar if you can believe it. It's called Truffle Pig and WOW! is it good. It comes in lots of scrumdidiliumptious varieties too, like peanut butter, raspberry, and mint just to name a few. Although, my favorite hands down is the original milk chocolate one...Mmmmm! … Continue Reading...
Here are some pictures of some of my latest sewing projects. I made the cutest little baby shoes for my friend Lindsay and her newest addition, Matilda! The shoes are a pattern from Aimee Larsen of homespun-threads.com. I'll be taking this little baby gift to her with a homemade dinner on Monday. I am trying to figure out … Continue Reading...
Art class today was about instruments! Noah and Penny played with lots of different instruments, one of their favorite being the rain drum...one of my favorites too...I mean, c'mon, anything that sounds like rain is so calming, right? Noah also made a kazoo and at the end of class all the kids marched around in kid parade … Continue Reading...
Tonight for dinner I am making my super favorite and super easy Whole Chicken in a Crockpot recipe in my all-time favorite kitchen appliance currently to speak of, my crockpot! You will be amazed at how simple and easy this recipe is that you will want to make it often! It is just like the rotisserie chicken you buy at the … Continue Reading...
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